Release
2026.01.15 · 8 min read

Studio enters 2026 with a sharper focus on procedural tooling

After two years of building discrete apps, we are consolidating our procedural engine into a reusable internal framework. What this means for our roadmap and our users.

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Engineering
2025.12.20 · 12 min read

How we ship privacy-by-default apps without sacrificing monetization

A technical post on our approach to ATT prompts, ad mediation, frequency capping, and why user-initiated rewarded video outperforms every other format in long-term retention.

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App Update
2025.11.30 · 5 min read

TrailParse 2.4: GPX 1.2 support, offline elevation correction, Wear OS tile

Our offline route analyzer now handles the latest GPX 1.2 schema, adds barometric altitude correction when available, and ships a Wear OS tile for at-a-glance trip stats.

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Compliance
2025.11.10 · 9 min read

DSA, DMA, and the new EU compliance landscape for 2026

A practitioner’s overview of what the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act mean for indie app studios, with concrete steps we have taken to comply.

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Design
2025.10.22 · 7 min read

The case for empty space: on minimalism that respects the user

Why we removed 70% of the chrome in our latest app refresh, and what happened to retention, NPS, and ad revenue. A small case study with screenshots.

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Release
2025.10.05 · 4 min read

Inkwell 1.0 ships on iOS and Android 鈥?our writing prompt engine is live

A quiet place for words. After 18 months of quiet iteration, Inkwell is available on both stores with a generous free tier and a one-time pro unlock.

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Recent milestones

2026 / Q1

Procedural Engine v2

Internal framework consolidation. Smaller binaries, longer-tail content, faster iteration across the entire app portfolio.

2025 / Q4

Inkwell 1.0 launch

Cross-platform writing companion ships with offline storage, encrypted backups, and a no-tracking free tier.

2025 / Q3

TrailParse Wear OS

Watch-first navigation companion. Wrist glanceable trip stats, haptic turn-by-turn, fully offline.

2025 / Q2

DSA compliance audit

Full review of all published apps against EU Digital Services Act transparency requirements. Zero non-conformities.

2025 / Q1

Android 15 early support

Day-one support for Android 15 private space, scoped photo picker, and dynamic OTP obscuring in our app matrix.